A slip-up in spelling caused much hilarity among parents who received an unexpected text request from their children’s school.

Instead of the request stating that pupils at Ladywood Primary School should remember to bring their “wellies” for outdoor classes, the “i” had changed instead to an “e” – to make “willies”.

The mistake by the Kirk Hallam school was soon realised and rectified but not before it had been shared by eagle-eyed and amused parents and circulated on social media.

It was also shared by the Spotted Ilkeston Facebook site and attracted comments from parents, including one from Leanne Freeman which read: “This made my day receiving this message.” Another from Sarah Bentley said: “That is hilarious”.

This is what parents received as text messages from Ladywood Primary School

Head teacher Melanie Lawson said that it was a great tribute to parents who had taken it all in great humour and had made sure their children turned up with wellies.

She said: "Unfortunately, the autotype corrected the word 'wellies' to 'willies' but we were able to change it quickly after a parent called us to let us know.